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Melanie Lundquist, a philanthropist from Palos Verdes Estates, stood in the hall near the principal's office at Santee Education Complex near downtown Los Angeles.

Jaden Pitts, a 17-year-old senior from South L.A., happened to be walking by. He is a Lundquist fellow, which means he's no slouch. The young man has served as student body treasurer, was a member of the committee that chose the current Santee principal, plays guard on the basketball team, runs sprints on his track team, and started a campus club - Brothers and Hermanos - to explore why male students lag behind females in school performance.

Lundquist was curious about his college